We have the technology
John Taylor argues that the human mind can be modelled by machines. We live in extraordinarily volatile times, with constant challenges to any established authority, and clashes between people with...
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Satellite snooping approaches legal orbit
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. An American academic says she was asked by the Los Angeles police department this...
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Male fish play mating game to boost yields
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. A biologist has mated two male fish, producing some "extra" male offspring with...
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American roots in Siberia
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. Geneticists believe that the first humans reached America 30,000 years ago by...
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Video stills the criminal star
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. The video footage of a murderer's getaway car, which was so blurred that not even...
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Neutron bombs shed light on past societies
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. High-tech neutron techniques are being used by archaeologists to examine ancient...
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Quality assurance union will take time
The Valentine's Day meeting that was to begin the delicate process of wedding the two quality assurance bodies for English universities has led to forecasts of an extremely long engagement. Graeme...
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Newton ponders suicide inquiry
Tony Newton, Lord President of the Privy Council, is considering whether he has the power to launch an inquiry into David Regan's suicide and "related matters" at Nottingham University. Mr Newton, as...
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Semester exams vote
Students at Liverpool John Moores University are to be balloted by their union over the timing of semester-end examinations. End of semester pressure is one of the main complaints raised by students...
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Student incompetence prompts maths review
Concern over the mathematical competence of students starting degree courses in mathematics, science and engineering has spurred the London Mathematical Society to launch an inquiry into the National...
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Students protest over rent hike
Nearly Pounds 800,000 worth of rent is being withheld by students at two universities, in disputes over rent increases and poor accommodation. Students at Leeds University have withheld Pounds 650,...
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Porn ban row
Media students at the University of Westminster are protesting that a magazine produced as part of their coursework has been seized by the university and distribution stopped. The magazine, Anon...
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Tribunal to reassess plagiarism allegations
Allegations of plagiarism against former University College of Wales, Aberystwyth education lecturer Janem Jones are to be formally investigated by the University of Wales. The allegations first came...
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UCAS numbers on the increase
Applications for university entry in 1995 are up by 2.2 per cent on last year. The figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service show that by the closing date of December 15 1994, 347...
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New marine centre fishes for interest
An international consortium of universities is being sought to control and run a new Pounds 10 million marine studies institute on the tiny Channel Island of Alderney. The institute, which will be a...